海軍 (かいぐん) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "navy" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

かいぐん

海軍

N

NAVY

かい海 • SEA

ぐん軍 • ARMY

The branch of the armed forces (軍) operating on the sea (海) is the navy.

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Kanji Inside 海軍 (navy)

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Kanji 海 (Sea) mnemonic tile

Kanji 軍 (Army) mnemonic tile

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海外 N

かいがい

foreign, abroad, overseas, abroad, overseas

海 N

うみ

軍 N

ぐん

army, armed forces, troops

軍人 N

ぐんじん

soldier, military personnel

軍事 N

ぐんじ

military affairs

空軍 N

くうぐん